FNUS72 KCHS 221259
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALVARY FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
859 AM EDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0825 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CRITICAL RH AND WINDS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY INTO THURSDAY. A WEAK
WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK THROUGH THE
START OF NEXT WEEK WITH NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...10     11     11     11     10
TEMP............59     65     68     71     72
RH..............62     44     29     24     24
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 10   W 14   W 14   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     30     30     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-10AM/POOR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090422.CALVA.01/CHS